Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by FRIENDS OF LAGUNA ATASCOSA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $127,548
- Total expenses
- $144,225
- Contributions and grants received
- $69,920
- Grants paid
- $6,000
- Program service revenue
- $39,498
- Investment income
- $9,899
- Other revenue
- $8,231
- Total assets, end of year
- $652,405
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,533
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $649,872
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $131,332
- Management and general expenses
- $5,820
- Fundraising expenses
- $7,073
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $131,332
Program services were 91.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$3,561
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$66,359
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2a · Program service revenue: OCELOT PROGRAM
total $39,498 · related or exempt $39,498
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3 · Investment income
total $1,209 · excluded $1,209
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $148,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $139,310
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $8,690
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $8,690 · related or exempt $8,690
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$18,614
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$10,485
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $8,129 · related or exempt $8,129
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $102 · excluded $102
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11e · Other revenue, total
$102
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $6,000 · program services $6,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $8,349 · program services $4,175 · fundraising $4,174
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $19,121 · program services $19,121
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,966 · program services $1,966
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,995 · management and general $3,995
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $12,964 · program services $12,964
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $451 · program services $451
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14 · Information technology
total $2,704 · program services $2,358 · management and general $346
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $384 · program services $384
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $200 · program services $200
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $86 · management and general $86
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23 · Insurance
total $3,780 · program services $3,780
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24a · Other expenses: OCELOT HABITAT RESTORATION
total $78,000 · program services $78,000
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24b · Other expenses: OCELOT FESTIVAL EXPENSES
total $2,899 · fundraising $2,899
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24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $1,198 · management and general $1,198
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24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping
total $734 · program services $734
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,394 · program services $1,199 · management and general $195
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $496,671 · end of year $619,298
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $26,303 · end of year $20,776
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$13,730
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,399
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $145,259 · end of year $12,331
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,684 · end of year $2,533
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $345,590 · end of year $346,260
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $320,959 · end of year $303,612
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
The mission of the Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge shall be to educate the public regarding the flora, fauna, and natural environment of the Refuge, through functions and educational events, promote public support for the Refuge by encouraging and organizing volunteer services, and solicit public donations for use in supporting, assisting, and enhancing ongoing conservation projects on the Refuge.
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In 2022, the Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (FLANWR) participated in outreach and education, land conservation, and habitat restoration for ocelots. Outreach and EducationIn 2022, FLANWR hosted 18 events for approximately 3,300 individuals. We also introduced some new youth programs. Programs and events in 2022 included: Ocelot Conservation Day, the Wild Friends Storytime, the Friends Science Series, a National Public Lands Day Cleanup, Walk for the Wild, National Wildlife Refuge Week, and the Bahia Grande: The Largest Coastal Restoration in Texas Summer Movie Series. In May 2022, the Visitors Center at Laguna Atascosa opened after an over two-year closure. This allowed FLANWR to reopen the Nature Store and provided a place for outreach and education to start up again.The biggest event we hosted in 2022 was the Ocelot Conservation Day. Ocelot Conservation Day is an annual event the first weekend in March co-hosted by FLANWR and the USFWS that promotes ocelot conservation. This awareness-raising event highlights the ocelot, a small endangered wild cat native to South Texas. Activities included craft stations and information tables where guests may speak with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge representatives to learn about ocelot biology, research, and conservation. Representatives from Defenders of Wildlife and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department were also present. On March 6, 2022, the 18th annual Ocelot Conservation Day was held at Gladys Porter Zoo. This year had a different layout than other years, with booths and activities placed throughout the zoo rather than at the South Texas Discovery Center. Presentations were done at the newly remodeled outdoor amphitheater. The placement throughout the zoo allowed us to engage more of the zoo patrons than in previous years. Zoo staff estimate we reached more than 3,000 people. In 2022, we also added new activities that appealed to kids. These included: pin the tail on the ocelot, ocelot bean bag toss, how far can an ocelot jump, green screen photographs, and ocelot puzzles. Land AcquisitionIn 2022, FLANWR transferred 50 acres of land to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. This land will become part of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. The goal of FLANWR land acquisition is to assist the Refuge and partners to acquire smaller pieces of land in a timely manner so they can be conserved for wildlife. The land we transferred included a 10-acre parcel acquired in 2018 and a 40-acre parcel acquired in 2019. Both tracts of land are located on Buena Vista Road. FLANWR plans to continue assisting the Refuge with land acquisition and due diligence costs to assist with the Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor Project, which aims to link parcels from various sections of the Refuge together to provide habitat connectivity for wildlife.Habitat RestorationIn 2022, FLANWR also assisted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services South Texas Refuges Complex Habitat Restoration Program with thornscrub habitat restoration for ocelots. We assisted the US Fish and Wildlife Service by providing funding for habitat restoration at the 110-acre Delaney Farms tract. FLANWR assisted by contracting a company to plant 10,480 tree-band trees with a 3 ft. tree shelter around them and 109,446 tree band trees without shelters.
Expenses $131,332
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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NICOLE EKSTROM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $8,379
- From this org
- $8,379
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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BOB SEVERSON
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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PETE MOORE
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JOYCE HAMILTON
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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DR THOMAS deMAAR
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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DR GREG GARCIA
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DR CHRISTOPHER GABLER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CATHY HARRINGTON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MICHELLE CANO
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DR SHARON WILCOX
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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SHANE WILSON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LARRY CROW
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
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Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 17 May 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202321379349300317
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